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by Berlitz Publishing Company
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by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Miko (Panther Books) (Spanish Edition)
by Eric Van Lustbader
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Hunter Publishing+inc (1996-08)
ISBN: 0586056505
EAN: 9780586056509
Dewy Decimal #: 813
Paperback: 704 pages
SKU: mon0000008190
Condition: Good
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
"Swiftly paced and fascinating...An intricately designed puzzle."
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
She is a sorceress--indescribably beautiful, overpoweringly sensual--who possesess incomprehensible powers. She is also a murderess who plans to use her power to kill Nicholas Linnear, the hero of THE NINJA.
This is only the beginning of this exotic thriller, where Lustbader weaves an utterly compelling tale of the CIA, the KGB, the technological world of modern Japan, and the mystical and dangerous realms of Ninja warriors....
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Customer Reviews
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The Miko - A disappointing read
Rating  (1)
Date: 2008-06-27
0 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I picked up this book without any prior knowledge of the existence of any sequels or prequels. Apparently , this was a mistake as the characters seemed incomplete without the background basics. I was also a little lost about the pre - Miko character relationships that were manifested with startling nostalgia.
What I wanted from this book was entertainment , some humor and a bit of food for thought. And I would have been very satisfied if I had been in my late teens , born in the west and had romantic fascinations with occidental lore and legend. Alas , I am not any of these and hence found myself perplexed after reading through 300 pages of sex and violence and frankly in a dilemma weather to read any further.
Certainly well written , this book however fails to capture the right spirit of adventure and mystique that makes ninja stories a good read. The author's nemesis has been, I think , the surreal cultural , political and factual accuracy of the storyline which mixes badly with the aura of intrigue that he is trying to create.
Sex , violence , politics and business-suits.
Pick 2 of these and you have a hit , pick 3 or more and you get a mess which is
"The Miko"
I suggest you pick up a better book than this , there are plenty.....
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Not Free SF Reader
Rating  (4)
Date: 2007-09-03
There are elements of mysticism in the training that gives the ninja in the Van Lustbader books their skills, and it gives them a kind of Daredevil preternatural awareness at times.
In The Miko, Nicholas Linnears comes into conflict with one of the female variety, who definitely goes in for the whole mystical angle in a big enough way to push her into the witch/sorceress type of villain realm.
Still plenty of spies and action on top of the mumbo jumbo though.
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The Ninja - Part II
Rating  (3)
Date: 2006-08-04
This is the second book in Eric Van Lustbader's series that stars the Ninja Nicholas Linnear. It is well written and continues on where the first book left off. This thriller has everything, the CIA, the KGB, the technological world of modern Japan, and the mystical and dangerous realms of Ninja warriors.
The sex is very explicit and is why I did not rate it has high as I normally would, 4 stars. But he does give you great insight into the Japanese business mind and their methodology in martial arts training. We also have a well-trained sorceress out to murder Ninja hero. Well worth reading.
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Action Packed
Rating (4)
Date: 2002-01-22
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
If you love the old Japanese martial arts, action and romance this book is for you. Lustbader will keep you turning the pages until the very end.
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Almost as good as 'The Ninja' (but still 5 stars!!)
Rating  (5)
Date: 2000-09-13
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
The second book in the Nicholas Linnear story is almost as riveting as the first! Sex, lies, intrigue, romance, martial arts, ... These early novels include interesting character development. Nicholas' dilemma is pervasive throughout the novel: his Japanese root vs. the Western world and his love Justine...
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